Communities of Interest

Communities of Interest are formed out of a desire to provide information, support, and share practical ideas with all library staff on a variety of topics:

• Advanced Degrees
  To help employees decide if they want to pursue an advanced degree and, if so, which one.
  Contact: Meredith Huff - huffme@ku.edu


• Emerging Technologies
  To provide a place for discussions of issues and ideas and continuing education opportunities for those who want to explore how to best apply new technologies to our services.
  Contact: Nikhat Ghouse - nghouse@ku.edu


• Instruction and Presentations
  To provide a place for discussion of issues, ideas and continuing education possibilities for those who use Microsoft Office applications.
  Contact: Jeff Lewis - jrlewis@ku.edu


• Living Green
  To establish, maintain and grow a community focused on promoting sustainability efforts at home and in the workplace.
  Contact: Amalia Monroe - almonroe@ku.edu


• New USS Employees
  To provide support and orientation for new university support staff.
  Contact: contact Mike Broadwell - mikebr@ku.edu


• Promotion from Associate to Librarian Rank
  To encourage library faculty members at Associate rank to apply for promotion to Librarian rank.
  Contact: Judith Emde - jemde@ku.edu


• Sabbaticals
  To encourage eligible library faculty members to apply for a sabbatical leave. Membership will include library faculty with previous sabbatical experience.
  Contact: Lyn Wolz - lwolz@ku.edu

To add a new community contact Mike Broadwell - mikebr@ku.edu.